The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
FOCAL NEWS.
going to the circus.

Are you going to the circus?
Court meets next Tuesday week.
Something like May weather this week.
Reeves Fliteraft has reduced the price of
milk to five cents per quart.
There are at present 49, post-oliiecs i'll
New Jersey and So money order Offices
The Fast Lake Ice Co. will start on
their regular trips with the wagon to-mor
row.
Don't by any means forget the Band of
Hope Entertainment at the Opera House
tonight.
The Trustees of the Pilesgrove Library
Association viii hold meeting tomorrow
evening at the Library rooms.
A law signed by the Governor, gives
Township Committees the right to say on
what roads telegraph and telephone com
panies shall erect poles.
The Fenwick Base Ball club, Of Salem,
have challenged Bridgeton nine to play
game on the Salem grounds Oh Decoration
Day. May 30th. The challenge will prob
ably be accepted
The annual dues Of members of the
Phescrove Library Association arc now
Jaquette. or the Librarian, Joanna Fit
craft, at the Library rooms on Saturdays.
Mrs. Charles IT, Richman met with 4
painful accident on Monday. In removing
a boiler full of boiling water OH the stove,
it was upset and the water dashed over
Mrs. Richman's foot, severely scalding it.
Frank G.. Mount will open his new ice
cream and and fancy cake establishment in
Turner's building tomorrow. His skill
ful baker, Joseph Myers, will superintend
the manufacture of the ice cream and fine
cakes, and Mary NJ. Sbute will have charge
of the counter in the store.
Revenue Collector I. NJ. Ferrell-has CON-
pleted his report for the year ending April
80. 1t shows receipts of $3.50, 900,
an increase of 900 over last
year. The increase is due to the large
apple crop last year and to the increased
sale of manufactured tobacco.
BENJAMIN Borton has in his possession a
butter-print which is veritable relic. 1t
is an old-fashioned hand print and bears
the date 1880. 1t was formerly the prop
erty of Mr.. Bortons maternal grandfather,
Bevan Fliterait, who was an Old-time resi-
dent of Eldridges Hill, near Woodstown.
II there is any prettier place than the
country, and any prettier place in the
country than Woodstown at this particular
season of the year we have failed, up to
this period OF our life. to discover that
place. Green grass, unfolding leaves,
cherry blossoms, flowers birds, newly
plouehetl fields, delightful air-all these
things, and more-combme to make our
neighborhood yeritable earthly paradise.
The last meeting of the old Board oil
Freeholders was held last Wednesday Mt
The Court house in Salem. After this. for
the space of one year, the business affairs OF
the county will be in charge of the Democ-
racy There will be q new deal OF county
offices in the gift of the board. There will
probably be the usual scramble for the
Almshouse tIustee-shipS, which Tor some
reason or other seem to be very desirable
positions among the township politicians,
and greatly sought after.
One or two OF our esteemed Philadelphia
contemporaries were badly sold ont on
Monday over the fire at Pennsgrove. They
published tho statment that Frenchs
Hotel at that place had been destroyed by
fire with a loss of about $50, 600 which
proved to be very great departure from
the facts of the case There was fire at
Pennsgrove. but it was not French S
Hotel but the engine house OF the Delaware
River Railroad which was not very far
distant and which was entirely consumed
with a loss variously stated Mt from $1,000
TO $4,000
Woodstown Grange, No. 8, p, Of H., at
It's regular meeting on Wednesday evening
OF this week had an animated and inter
esting discussion on the ACCESSIBILITY OF CO.
operating with other oranges throughout
the State for the purpose of forming
Producers Association, after the manner
of the Peach Growers Association Of Della
ware, for the purpose of systematizing the
sales of vegetables and small fruits, with
view to better prices. The sentiment OF
the grange was favorable to Immediate
action. Empson Atkinson was appointed
delegate to meeting TO be held in CAM
den, ON Wednesday, May 18th, when the
subject of organization will be considered